FanDuel daily picks: Fantasy basketball lineup – March 21
The NBA has an eight-game slate for tonight’s DFS fantasy basketball competitions. Get your team in the game with FanSided’s FanDuel daily picks.
The NBA has eight games on Tuesday night in the main DFS fantasy basketball contests. Line-ups lock at 7:00 PM ET with the Bulls at the Raptors. Thirty minutes later the Pistons are at the Nets and the Suns are at the Heat. At 8:00 the Grizzlies tip at the Pelicans, followed at 8:30 by the Warriors at the Mavericks. At 9:30 the Spurs tip at the Timberwolves, at 10:00 the Bucks are at the Trail Blazers, and finally at 10:30 the Clippers battle the Lakers in a cross-town rivalry game.
The Bulls and Raptors battle as two teams missing a dynamic backcourt star, with younger and less expensive options making themselves DFS relevant by reasonably filling in. The Heat have been one of the better defenses in recent weeks, but the Suns are young and playing with nothing to lose with a bunch of guys that are generally solid value plays. The Grizzlies defense has slid on the perimeter of late, but they’re still strong in the middle which will be tested facing DeMarcus Cousins and Anthony Davis. The Spurs have arguably the best interior defense in the league, but the last time they faced Karl-Anthony Towns they got torched. Will Giannis Antetokounmpo play? If so, can he help the Bucks slow down Damian Lillard, who just dropped 49 points in 21 shots on a strong Heat defense. And the Lakers backcourt is interesting, with Jordan Clarkson playing consistently well and D’Angelo Russell coming off a career game. Lots of storylines, and lots of potential fantasy points on the board for tonight.
My favorite plays of the day can be found on the following slides in FanSided’s FanDuel daily picks. Each day in order to offer a variety of price points at each position, you can find two slides for each position–one for high-salary options and one for high-value options. Each pick is ranked on a scale of 1-5 stars to indicate the confidence in the pick. The final slide of this post has more detail on what each level means, but in short, more stars means more confidence in the selection on a points-per-dollar basis.
Important note, every day the goal of this post is not to give you a copy-and-paste lineup. Instead, each selection is given while highlighting the factors you need to consider when building a customized lineup for yourself. If you want to see an example lineup, you can find it on the final slide of the post, but I suggest you adjust your lineup to fit your personal taste.
To keep up with all of FanSided’s DFS NBA coverage head over to the fantasy basketball hub where each day you can find a post like this tailored for FanDuel as well as one specifically designed for usage on DraftKings. In this post, all salary and “fantasy points” references are to FanDuel scoring system and salaries. If you have any additional questions or thoughts or are looking for updates as we approach tipoff, follow @FanSidedFantasy on Twitter or you can follow my account @ProfessorDrz.
Let’s take a look at your best options for both studs and value players at each position.